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Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Resected or Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer


1998-05


2001-03


2004-02


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Study Overview

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Resected or Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

RATIONALE: Vaccines may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of vaccine therapy in treating patients with resected or locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer.

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety and toxicity of vaccination with MUC-1 antigen and immunologic adjuvant SB AS-2 in patients with resected or locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer. II. Determine the maximum tolerated dose and/or recommended phase II dose of MUC-1 antigen in this patient population. III. Determine the qualitative and quantitative tumor response to this treatment in these patients. IV. Determine the disease-free survival in resected patients, progression-free survival in locally advanced unresectable patients, and overall survival in all patients receiving this treatment. OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study of MUC-1 antigen. Patients receive vaccination with MUC-1 antigen and immunologic adjuvant SB AS-2 intramuscularly on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for a total of 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 1 year after the last vaccination, patients without recurrent disease may receive booster vaccines annually. Cohorts of 4 to 8 patients receive escalating doses of MUC-1 antigen until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 4 or 2 of 8 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. Patients are followed at 2 weeks. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 15-20 patients will be accrued for this study.

  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • BIOLOGICAL: MUC1 antigen/SB AS-2
  • PCI-97-046
  • CDR0000068375 (REGISTRY Identifier) (REGISTRY: PDQ (Physician Data Query))
  • PCI-IRB-970871
  • NCI-G00-1888

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates Results Reporting Dates Study Record Updates

2001-01-06  

N/A  

2016-01-19  

2004-05-03  

N/A  

2016-01-20  

2004-05-04  

N/A  

2016-01  

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Design Details

Primary Purpose:
Treatment


Allocation:
Na


Interventional Model:
Single Group


Masking:
None


Arms and Interventions

Participant Group/ArmIntervention/Treatment
Primary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Disease Recurrence1-2 years
Secondary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Overall Survival2-5 years

Contacts and Locations

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Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person’s general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:
ALL

Sexes Eligible for Study:
18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

    DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed resected or locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer No metastases
    PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 18 Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 4 months Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 3,500/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective double barrier contraception 1 week before, during, and for at least 2 weeks after study
    PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent glucocorticosteroids Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: At least 3 weeks since prior resection of pancreatic cancer Other: No concurrent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  • STUDY_CHAIR: Ramesh K. Ramanathan, MD, University of Pittsburgh

Publications

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General Publications

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